Skydiving returned today to the Lakewood Municipal Airport, nearly half a century after the airport’s sale to private owners halted the practice.
ISkyDive America, a Michigan-based company which operates approximately 12 locations across the country, recently signed a lease with the airport.
Jumpers deploy parachutes above 4,000 feet and follow defined left or right traffic holding patterns based on prevailing winds. These patterns are designed to minimize airspace conflicts and ensure safe descent routes. Parachutes generally take one to two minutes to land after reaching pattern altitude.
Operating procedures for the new parachuting activity have been developed and fine-tuned in conjunction with the various existing users at the airport to enhance the safety profile for the flying community and the general public.
Approximately a dozen people took part in the today’s inaugural jump.
Additional videos and photos will be published soon.
(First Reported via TLS Status)
I hope they have good liability insurance…
Thank you so much for bringing this to Lakewood. This is just what Lakewood needs, truly newsworthy! I’m not sure what we were doing with out this the last 50 year!
Wow thank you for bringing this breaking news to us
lol. I really was looking for this kind of sport and am planning to do it. So actually for someone like me I appreciate this news
They are not afraid? I would be!
I love watching it, thanks for bringing the news.
Is this everyday?
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Has small stain
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Parachute for Sale:
Never opened
Has small Stain
Thinking of purchasing the parachute from you, but only if you can guarantee that the stain comes out with stain remover.
Thats cool!
Parachute for sale. Lifetime guarantee. If it fails to open bring it in and we will replace it….
If at first you don’t succeed then skydiving is not for you.